Whatcha Unpackin?

"Whatcha Unpackin?"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 11 Episode 1
Episode chronology

"Whatcha Unpackin?" is the first episode of the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2] It originally aired on February 28, 2019. Miley Cyrus is a guest judge. Silky Nutmeg Ganache wins the episode's mini-challenge, and Brooke Lynn Hytes wins the main challenge. Soju is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Kahanna Montrese to Cyrus' "The Best of Both Worlds".

Episode

Mini-challenge

Silky Nutmeg Ganache wins the mini-challenge.

Fourteen new contestants enter the Werk Room. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, who was eliminated first in the season 10, returns to compete again. RuPaul enters and welcomes the contestants.

For the first mini-challenge, the contestants do a photo shoot with former Drag Race competitors. The pairs are:

• Scarlet Envy with Raja
• Shuga Cain with Jasmine Masters
• Honey Davenport with Manila Luzon
• Ra'Jah O'Hara with Ginger Minj
• Vanessa Vanjie Mateo with Farrah Moan
• Brooke Lynn Hytes with Ongina
• Plastique Tiara with Sonique
• Soju and Victoria "Porkchop" Parker
• Ariel Versace with Eureka O'Hara
• Nina West with Raven
• Mercedes Iman Diamond with Delta Work
• Kahanna Montrese with Derrick Barry
• A'keria C. Davenport with Kimora Blac
• Silky Nutmeg Ganache with Mariah Paris Balenciaga
• Yvie Oddly with Adore Delano

Silky Nutmeg Ganache wins the mini-challenge.

Main challenge and runway

Miley Cyrus is a guest judge

For the main challenge, the contestants create an outfit using materials belonging to former competitors:[3]

• A'keria C. Davenport – BeBe Zahara Benet
• Ariel Versace – Laganja Estranja
• Brooke Lynn Hytes – Detox
• Honey Davenport – BenDeLaCreme
• Kahanna Montrese – Katya
• Mercedes Iman Diamond – Bianca Del Rio
• Nina West – Thorgy Thor
• Plastique Tiara – Sasha Velour
• Ra'Jah O'Hara – Kennedy Davenport
• Scarlet Envy – Violet Chachki
• Shuga Cain – Sharon Needles
• Silky Nutmeg Ganache – Peppermint
• Soju – Kim Chi
• Vanessa Vanjie Mateo – Valentina
• Yvie Oddly – Alaska

On the main stage, RuPaul welcome fellow judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Mathews, as well as guest judge Miley Cyrus. A'keria C. Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Plastique Tiara, and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo receive positive critiques, and Brooke Lynn Hytes wins the challenge. Kahanna Montrese, Mercedes Iman Diamond, Nina West, and Soju receive negative critiques, and Mercedes Iman Diamond and Nina West are deemed safe. Kahanna Montrese and Soju place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "The Best of Both Worlds" (2006) by Cyrus. Kahanna Montrese wins the lip-sync and Soju is eliminated from the competition.[3]

Production

The episode originally aired on February 28, 2019.

Reception

Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'.[4]

See also

• Miley Cyrus videography

References

1. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: Episode One, 'Whatcha Unpackin'?'". Columbus Monthly. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
2. Guzzo, Bianca (March 1, 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11, Episode 1 Recap: Whatcha Unpackin?". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
3. "Ranking every 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 11 runway look, pre-finale". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
4. "RuPaul's Drag Race calls in some alumni support in an overstuffed premiere". The A.V. Club. March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

External links

• Whatcha Unpackin? at IMDb
• Watch Act 1 of S11 Premiere - Whatcha Unpackin? - RuPaul's Drag Race on YouTube